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Databases & Online Encyclopedias


  • Culture Grams Concise, reliable, and up-to-date reports on more than 200 countries, each U.S. state, and all 13 Canadian provinces and territories.

  • World Book Online (Username & Password (if needed): dcsd) provides timely, reliable, and readable articles, as well as hundreds of maps, videos, and other media for an immersive learning experience.

Websites


  • CIA World Fact Book The CIA World Fact Book provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/

  • Natural Resources Find a country's natural resources.

  • Rank Country is a website that features datasets about education, healthcare, infrastructure, tourism, weather, and dozens of other topics. There are interactive world maps and country lists.

  • World Bank Access Africa's economy facts, statistics, and project information.

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